Altria Group Inc Hits New 50-day High

Altria Group Inc closed up Friday by (U.S.)$0.91 or 1.39% to (U.S.)$66.27 and setting a new 50-day high. Over the last five days, shares have gained 3.56% and 13.85% year to date. Shares have outperformed the S&P 500 by 5.24% during the last year.

Key company metrics

Open(U.S.) $65.48

Previous close(U.S.) $65.36

High(U.S.) $66.57

Low(U.S.) $65.41

Bid / Ask-- / --

YTD % change+13.85%

Volume7,464,496

Average volume (10-day)7,220,506

Average volume (1-month)7,414,998

Average volume (3-month)6,084,538

52-week range(U.S.) $56.15 to (U.S.) $70.15

Beta0.55

Trailing P/E24.91×

P/E 1 year forward21.56×

Forward PEG2.61×

Indicated annual dividend(U.S.) $2.44

Dividend yield3.68%

Trailing EPS(U.S.) $2.66

Updated December 9 4:02 PM EST. Delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Key company metrics

Open(U.S.) $65.48

Previous close(U.S.) $65.36

High(U.S.) $66.57

Low(U.S.) $65.41

Bid / Ask-- / --

YTD % change+13.85%

Volume7,464,496

Average volume (10-day)7,220,506

Average volume (1-month)7,414,998

Average volume (3-month)6,084,538

52-week range(U.S.) $56.15 to (U.S.) $70.15

Beta0.55

Trailing P/E24.91×

P/E 1 year forward21.56×

Forward PEG2.61×

Indicated annual dividend(U.S.) $2.44

Dividend yield3.68%

Trailing EPS(U.S.) $2.66

Updated December 9 4:02 PM EST. Delayed by at least 15 minutes.

About

Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company. The Company's subsidiaries include Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in

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the United States; John Middleton Co. (Middleton), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco, and UST LLC (UST), which through its subsidiaries, including U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC) and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. (Ste. Michelle), is engaged in the manufacture and sale of smokeless tobacco products and wine. Its segments include smokeable products, smokeless products and wine. The smokeable products segment uses over four manufacturing and processing facilities. The smokeless products segment uses over four smokeless tobacco manufacturing and processing facilities located in Franklin Park, Illinois; Hopkinsville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee, and Richmond, Virginia. Its wine segment uses approximately 11 wine-making facilities.

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Earnings

Net income declined by 28.17%, year over year, to (U.S.)$0.56 per share during the most recently completed quarter. However, this was among the strongest results reported by any company in this industry.

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